Connecticut Sportsmen's Caucus attracts attention

In any other year, the organizational meeting of the Sportsmen's Caucus of the Connecticut legislature may have gone unnoticed, but in the wake of the Newtown shooting and new found attention to gun control it drew an audience of lobbyists and media.

The caucus attracted about 15 lawmakers Thursday, including some new members of the legislature whose constituents are interested in outdoor recreation.

The caucus, which is one of a handful of special interest caucuses in the General Assembly, is both bipartisan and bicameral.